http://wordie.org/words/edition Comments for the word 'Edition' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/edition#comments Actually, I believe <a href="/words/edit">edit</a> is a back-formation of <a href="/words/editor">editor</a>. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:01:57 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/edition#comments http://wordie.org/words/edition#comments This word clearly comes from <a href="/words/edit">edit</a>, but I can't quite see how. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:30:10 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/edition#comments http://wordie.org/words/edition#comments In the rare/antique book trade: all the copies of a book printed from the same plates or typesetting. Compare with <a href="/words/issue">issue</a>. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:36:48 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/edition#comments